Official Cup

zoetwater
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Franco Catucci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo Sharkin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by San Nicolò Kings's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gusztáv Bács was slow to take the kick. During this time VC zoetwater's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Gusztáv Bács almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but San Nicolò Kings's Franco Catucci did a great save. Gong Ying Zheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nedo Nadi, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Nedo Nadi took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gong Ying Zheng. Gong Ying Zheng dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Gong Ying Zheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nedo Nadi in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by İbrahim Efe Akarsu in the 13th minute of play forced San Nicolò Kings's goalkeeper Franco Catucci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Davide Bertolini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Gusztáv Bács had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Franco Catucci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from İbrahim Efe Akarsu in the 21st minute of play. A collision led to VC zoetwater getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Robin Eliasson hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Bernardo Sharkin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Franco Catucci was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. In the 28th minute, Davide Bertolini got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Franco Catucci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardo Sharkin in the 34th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, VC zoetwater's goal looked a bit too open when Nedo Nadi came free, but Gong Ying Zheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 43 minutes into the match, VC zoetwater's goal looked a bit too open when Davide Bertolini came free, but Gong Ying Zheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 45 minutes of play, San Nicolò Kings's Davide Bertolini made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gong Ying Zheng was left in no man's land by his defense there! The VC zoetwater players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. San Nicolò Kings were winning 0-2.

52 minutes into the match, San Nicolò Kings's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardo Sharkin came free, but Franco Catucci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 55 minutes, Nedo Nadi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. San Nicolò Kings's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nedo Nadi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by İbrahim Efe Akarsu in the 59th minute of play forced San Nicolò Kings's goalkeeper Franco Catucci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franco Catucci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo Sharkin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. San Nicolò Kings's Franco Catucci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo Sharkin in the 63rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Davide Bertolini's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gong Ying Zheng was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by İbrahim Efe Akarsu in the 68th minute of play forced San Nicolò Kings's goalkeeper Franco Catucci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. VC zoetwater's Fabien Pardons was substituted for Gusztáv Bács. San Nicolò Kings made a substitution. April Kul replaced Davide Bertolini. In the 79th minute of the match San Nicolò Kings got a corner. VC zoetwater's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nildo Sena ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Benito Bravo got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 0-3. 79 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, San Nicolò Kings's Benito Bravo got a free kick in the 83rd minute. When VC zoetwater's Bernardo Sharkin in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye San Nicolò Kings's goalie prevented a goal. In the 88th minute Bernardo Sharkin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Catucci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to VC zoetwater getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Bernardo Sharkin hit a great ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. San Nicolò Kings had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.